I try to reflect my feelings in all of my sculptures, and many times I talk of love and friendship. Yet an artist cannot remain oblivious to the surrounding world. When people look at my work in years to come I want them to see that I was present and not in a creative cocoon, isolated from everyday events and struggles. By portraying different aspects of particular issues I hope that I can perhaps influence people’s way of thinking and acting.

Home Sweet Home expresses my absolute conviction that abusing a weaker person is vile and unforgivable behaviour. Every day we hear or read of women and children abused or killed by rotten, inhumane creatures. Men can be so cruel: Many of the women and children put their trust in the abuser, but the one person they thought would protect them turns out to be their executioner. Your home should be the place of safety you long to come back to; unfortunately, too often what is supposed to be a soft and loving nest turns out to offer only a barbed tangle of pain.

We humans think of ourselves as supreme beings, above all others and in absolute control of our destiny and our surroundings. We live with a false sense of security only to be awakened by Mother Nature’s fury, almost as if she needs to remind us of her presence and our responsibility towards her child (The Earth).

After having seen the ravaged coast of Thailand and the Hurricane that affected the Southern States I decided to create a sculpture dedicated to Mother Nature. This would be reminiscent of the early statues made as peace offerings to the Gods in the hope of quenching their anger.

In essence, people are not very different today from the people who lived thousands of years ago. We still devote ourselves to symbols in order to escape our destiny.

Eternal love is the love beyond boundaries. It is a complete love, a love that accepts all and forgives all, an unconditional love. Such love confers great responsibility, because love this great can kill.

Quinn received with great happiness and excitement, the friendly welcome that his London’s followers gave him as when he opened, in 2008, the exhibition at Halcyon Gallery. In this occasion, a significant number of new creations was shown for the first time in Europe. A case in point is the new works from the series “Amor” .The sample was named “Equilibrium” as the sculptor seeks “the needed balance that life requires, due to the fact that, when a force is given, another one in the opposite sense is given aswell.

It must be highlighted the sculpture called “Home, sweet home” in which Quinn pretends to show the current situation of many women and childs who are mistreated, given that Spain is a country where, unfortunately, this fact happens quite often. The work is located in a completely dark room with a black setting, where a unique faint light illuminates a wire nest, with a woman inside in a fetal position. As the sculpture is observed, a constant water drip is heard. “A drop seems nothing, it dries quickly, but one after another creat a lake, and from the lake, it is created a sea” Hence, action must be started”

It is a sculpture that moves away from the creativity of any artist, reflecting the current situation. Therefore, the artist shows with his works that he is fully aware of the world that surrounds him. It is a single edition sculpture, made in fiberglass and wire, which is not for sale.

Vercelli is a city in the Piamonte’s region (Italy), located between the triangle of Milan-Turin-Genova. One of this city of about 6000 inhabitants attractions is the art that we can find in many of its streets. Among the most outstanding buildings there is the Ark or the former Church of San Marco.

The former Church of San Marco is a 200 year old creation building, and it is considered a notable monument of the historical centre of Vercelli, either because of its history or because of its centrality. With a fascinating history, it was first a church, it later served as a shield for Napoleon’s troops, and after this, was used as a covered market (from 1884 until the 90s’ of next century), it is valued as the most appropriate building to house the “ Vercelli City of Art ” initiative.

One of the particular characteristics of the “Ark” (l’Arca) is the transparent cover of reinforced glass which creates an interesting continuity with the architectural context that surrounds it. This unique space makes the former church of San Marco an exceptional place for exhibition, this is the reason why it is being valued together with Dr. Serena Mormino, a probable future exhibition through the cultural association Amarte Mormino. The exhibition would have large size and latest creation works, along with installing some of them in the busiest spots in town.

We had the opportunity to visit the place at the right moment when an exhibition of pictures from Berengo Gardin in collaboration with the collection of Peggy Guggenheim from Venice was having place, where we were able to enjoy images from a Venice where the light fog lets the lens glimpse its channels and a great range of tender and friendly pictures of Peggy in her home.

From 19th November until the end of January, in the exclusive district of Mayfair (London), Halcyon Gallery hosts a new exhibition from Lorenzo Quinn, with a significant number of large size works. Among them there is “Love” made in aluminum as well as “Hand of God” which was temporarily exposed during two months in Escaldes-Engordany (Andorra).

New creations of the sculptor will be exhibited for the first time in the old continent, as they were already exposed as a novelty in the latest exhibition in Doha, Qatar. What was first? The works from the new serie “Love” or “The Force of Nature II”, are a sample of the new sculptures that we will soon be able to show you. Read the rest of this entry »

Half million dollars is the price which was paid today for the sculpture Give and Take III, cast in bronze and which measures 80cm high. It is a special edition for the occasion, with a globe between the actions of giving and taking. The auction has been held at the Museum of Islamic Art in Doha, Qatar. The payee of this contribution is the charitable foundation ROTA. The exhibition will remain open to the public until the end of next month.

The members of Barcelona Chapter which belongs to the Harley Owners Club, had the opportunity to visit the foundry where Lorenzo melts the major part of his sculptures. Previously, the group had already visited Rafart Gallery in Almenar, but they felt like they wanted to know how did all those works arrived there, the previous steps.

Quinn, who is a great lover of Harleys, invited them to get to know the creating process of his works step by step. Early in the morning, the artist with one of the motorbikes of the legendary firm together with 40 other Harley initiate their journey to Valls (Tarragona-Spain), a nice trip through Catalan roads. Read the rest of this entry »